Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39492, James Ellis, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Ellis, James
S. 39492
CONTENTS
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39 492 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 39 492
James Ellis Ed. Geo. 1870
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 158
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6,100
4
Virginia
James Ellis Goochland Co. Virginia Marshall's regt Va line
Three years War - in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 19 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of Jan 1819 and sent to Wm Brockenbrough Richmond Virginia
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818 2 16 / 30 20.26 semi-ann. all'ce ending March 1819 48.
$ 68.26
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Notes sent to W m Miller Clerk 20 Nov 1820 — Goosland. B.H. Cargill

Leave of absence
Will
John C. Calhoun
Secretary of the Department of War
Washington City
James Ellis private Henshaw's Na Three years 19 June 1818 Admiral

Virginia, to wit,
This day personally appeared before me William Brockenbrough one of the judges of the General Court of the state aforesaid, James Ellis , of the county of Goochland, aged 65 years, who being by me first duly sworn, makes the following Declaration, in order to obtain the pension directed by the late Act of Congress respecting the Officers, & Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army:
That he the said James Ellis enlisted as a Drum- mer with Cap t Henry Quarles in the Regiment of Artillery raised by the State of Virginia, on Continental Establish- ment, which regiment was commanded by Col o Tho- mas Marshall, in the year 1775 & served three years in the said regiment during the War of the Revolu- tion. That he was discharged honorably at Little York in Virg a . That he is in reduced circumstances, & stands in need of the Assistance of his County for support and that he has no other Evidence of the performance of his said Services, except the annexed Certificate of the honorable John Marshall, now Chief Justice of the United States.
Given under my Hand this 19. June 1818.
W m Brockenbrough
Virginia, to wit,
I W m Brockenbrough, Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that James Ellis, who has taken the above Oath, served more than Nine months, in the reg t Regiment of Artillery (as set forth by him) in the Revolutionary Army against the Common

Enemy, that he is in reduced Circumstances, & stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for support - I annex the Certificate of Chief Justice Marshall hereto -
I certify that I have no Seal by which to verify this Certificate.
Wm. Brockenbrough
I certify that James Ellis enlisted as a private in the artillery regiment raised by the state of Virginia which was commanded by Col. Marshall during the war of the revolution & that he served to the end of the war against the common enemy. Given under my hand this 19 th of June 1888.
J. Marshall formally a Capt. in the 11 th Virg. Regt

At a monthly Session court held for Goodland County at the courthouse on Monday the 16 th day of Oct 1820
Present in court, William Gray, George G. Smith, Andrew Kean & Joseph G. Watkins Gentlemen Justices.
On this 16 th day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the County of Goodland, James Ellis aged twenty five years, resident in the county of Goodland who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, in Col o Thomas Matthews regiment three years in a company commanded by Capt. Thos. Marshall in the revolutionary war on continental establishment, his original declaration was made on the 19 th day of June 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 6100 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 that & I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818; And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in this schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, that he has no real estate and his personal estate is as follows, necessary clothing & bedding excepted, one sow and five pigs that he is a labourer by occupation, but has but little ability to pursue it. his family is a wife about 55 years of age and three

children too young to contribute to their support and the deponent further makes oath that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. James his Ellis - sworn to and declared on the 16 th day of Octr 1820 before the county court of Goochland aforesaid, and the court doth value the property in this schedule to $12 -
Virginia, Goochland County, to wit;
I William Miller Clerk of the court of Goochland County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twelve dollars. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 9 th day of November 1820, and in the 45 th year of the Commonwealth.
Wm. Miller, Clerk of the Court for the County of Goochland.

242. R
James Ellis's
Certificate
16 th Oct. 1820.
6,100.
30. Jan'y, 1819.
Con
W m Miller, clk. Goochland Co., Va